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- Issued : 20 Jun 2009
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Item Details
| Genre : | Rock & Pop | Catalogue Number : | 5186.54874 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Warner Music |
| Issued : | 20 Jun 2009 | Item sourced from : | Europe |
| Number of Discs : | 1 | ||
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HMV Review
Tragedy has a way of putting everything into perspective, a truism that's brought into sharp relief by the Dave Matthews Band. LeRoi Moore, the group's saxophonist, died in an ATV accident in 2008, something that shook the DMB to their core and they've responded as any working band does: by carrying on, playing gigs -- including one on the day of his passing -- and finishing the album they were recording at the time of his death, turning Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King into a tribute to their fallen comrade. By saluting his spirit, DMB wind up returning to their roots, jettisoning any of the well-manicured crossover pop of Stand Up and reviving the loose-limbed jams that were their '90s specialty, a sound they've largely abandoned -- at least on record -- since 1998's Before These Crowded Streets. During that long, long decade between Before and Big Whiskey, DMB remained one of America's biggest bands even though much of those ten years found Matthews working through various existential crises -- things got too big so he pulled away from the band, turned out a dark solo record, then came back -- and his namesake band drifted along with him. Here, everything snaps back into focus: what was glossy is now clean and unvarnished; there is no avoidance of their rangy, loping rhythms or predilection for elastic solos; and these signatures -- shunned on record, not on-stage -- are embraced warmly, given muscle, and married to the dark undercurrents that have flowed throughout Matthews' new-millennium writing. Surely, Moore's early death weighs heavily here -- he is the GrooGrux King of the album's title and there are many allusions to him in lyrics -- but Matthews also ties in references to Hurricane Katrina and war, all as part of his wide-open meditations on mortality and morality. Not all of Big Whiskey is about death: there is an equal amount of love tunes, plus one of Matthews' casually vulgar sex songs, all celebrating enduring relationships, providing a counterpoint to the waves of melancholy. But what makes Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King the Dave Matthews Band's richest, and quite possibly best, album is the implicit message that all the love and loss can be felt and shared through the music, that the creation of the music itself is the reason why they're here -- and that's not just a moving tribute to LeRoi Moore, it's a reason for the band to keep moving on. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Credits
Alan Grunfeld(Violin), Alyssa Park(Violin), Boyd Tinsley(Violin), Carter Beauford(Drums), Carter Beauford(Percussion), Charlie Bisharat(Violin), Dave Matthews(Guitar), Dave Matthews(Guitar), Dave Matthews(Vocals), Dave Matthews(Vocals), Gerardo Hilera(Violin), Jacqueline Brand(Violin), Jamie Muhoberac(Keyboards), Jamie Muhoberac(Organ), Jeff Coffin(Saxophone), Joe Lawlor(Guitar), Joel Derouin(Violin), Josephina Vergara(Violin), Laurence Greenfield(Violin), LeRoi Moore(Saxophone), Mario Diaz De Leon(Violin), Michele Richards(Violin), Miwako Watanabe(Violin), Natalie Leggett(Violin), Nico Abondolo(Bass), Philip Vaiman(Violin), Rashawn Ross(Trumpet), Rob Cavallo(Organ), Rob Cavallo(Piano), Roberto Cani(Violin), Roger Joseph Manning Jr(Keyboards), Roger Manning(Keyboards), Sharon Jackson(Violin), Sid Page(Violin), Stefan Lessard(Bass), Stefan Lessard(Guitar (Bass)), Susan Chatman(Violin), Tim Pierce(Guitar), Tim Reynolds(Guitar), Timothy Eckert(Bass), Vladimir Polimatidi(Violin), Andrew Duckles(Viola), Armen Ksadjikian(Cello), Chris Ermacoff(Cello), Dane Little(Cello), Danny Barnes(Banjo), Darrin McCann(Viola), David Campbell(Strings), George Kim Scholes(Cello), Karen Elaine(Viola), Matt Funes(Viola), Nico Abondolo(Double Bass), Robert Brophy(Viola), Rudolph Stein(Cello), Steve Richards(Cello), Suzie Katayama(Cello), Timothy Eckert(Double Bass), Victoria Miskolszy(Viola), Armen Ksadjikian(Celli), Christine Ermacoff(Celli), Dane Little(Celli), George Kim Scholes(Celli), Rudolph Stein(Celli), Steve Richards(Celli), Suzie Katayama(Celli), David Campbell(Arranger), Doug McKean(Engineer), Rob Cavallo(Producer), Aaron Walk(Assistant Engineer), Boyd Tinsley(Composer), Carter Beauford(Composer), Cheryl Jenets(Production Coordination), Chris Lord-Alge(Mixing), Dave Matthews(Art Direction), Dave Matthews(Composer), Dave Matthews(Illustrations), David J. Matthews(Composer), David Paul Campbell(String Arrangements), Doug McKean(Mixing), Floyd Reitsman(Assistant Engineer), Keith B. Armstrong(Mixing Assistant), LeRoi Moore(Composer), Nik Karpen(Mixing Assistant), Rashawn Ross(Composer), Robin Evans(Assistant Engineer), Russ Waugh(Assistant Engineer), Sam Hofstedt(Assistant Engineer), Stefan Lessard(Composer), Steve Rea(Assistant Engineer), Ted Jensen(Mastering), Ted Jensen(Remastering), Tim Reynolds(Composer), Wesley Fontenot(Assistant Engineer), Daniel Chase(Digital Editing), Eric Roinestad(Package Design), Joel Derouin(Concert Master), Lars Fox(Digital Editing), Mary Fagot(Package Design), Suzie Katayama(Contractor), Aaron Borns(Product Manager), Aaron Walk(Audio Engineer), Brad Townsend(Audio Engineer), Bruce Flohr(A&R), Craig Baker(Guitar Technician), Daniel Chase(Audio Engineer), David Paul Campbell(String Conductor), Doug McKean(Audio Engineer), Eric "Bigg EE" Porter(Bass Technician), Eric "Bigg EE" Porter(Instrument Technician), Floyd Reitsman(Audio Engineer), Henry Luniewski(Drum Technician), Jerry Ray Johnson(Drum Technician), Jerry Ray Johnson(Sax Technician), Josh Evans(Audio Engineer), Keith Armstrong(Audio Engineer), Lars Fox(Audio Engineer), Nik Karpen(Audio Engineer), Patrick G. Jordan(Product Manager), Paul Suarez(Audio Engineer), Rob Cavallo(Audio Production), Rob Evans(Audio Engineer), Russ Waugh(Audio Engineer), Sam Hofstedt(Audio Engineer), Sharon Lord(Product Manager), Steve Rea(Audio Engineer), Valerie Abbott(Original Photography), Wesley Fontenot(Audio Engineer)
Songs
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1Grux (01:11)
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2Shake Me Like a Monkey (04:00)
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3Funny the Way It Is (04:26)
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4Lying in the Hands of God (05:13)
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5Why I Am (03:53)
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6Dive In (04:26)
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7Spaceman (04:08)
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8Squirm (05:32)
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9Alligator Pie (03:59)
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10Seven (04:17)
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11Time Bomb (03:59)
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12Baby Blue (03:41)
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13You & Me (05:40)
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ybolic | 東京都 | 不明 | 12/July/2009
何やらただ事ではないジャケット同様、中身もただ事ではない出来！大ヒットした③の楽しげな雰囲気だけではなくアルバムには様々な曲調の曲が収録されていて、全体を通してストーリー性を感じさせます。基本はアメリカン・ロックですが、時に楽しく時に妖しく時に激しく時にしっとりの多彩な作品で大満足。 輸入盤を購入しましたが、ブックレットにもジャケットのイメージを広げる挿絵と全ての曲の歌詞が記載されていたことも嬉しいポイントです。4 people agree with this review
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